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Small: God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist
"God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist"
Saint Augustine, Saint
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Small: Which death is preferably to every other? The unexpected
Julius Caesar
"Which death is preferably to every other? "The unexpected""
Julius Caesar, Leader
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Small: No one is free who does not lord over himself
Claudius
"No one is free who does not lord over himself"
Claudius, Leader
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Small: Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt
Plautus
"Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt"
Plautus, Playwright
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Small: Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache
"Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache"
Tertullian, Author
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Small: Harmony is an obscure and difficult musical science, but most difficult to those who are not acquainted with t
"Harmony is an obscure and difficult musical science, but most difficult to those who are not acquainted with the Greek language; because it is necessary to use many Greek words to which there are none corresponding in Latin"
Marcus V. Pollio, Architect
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Small: No sane man will dance
Cicero
"No sane man will dance"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty
Cicero
"Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those
Cicero
"In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: Hatred is inveterate anger
Cicero
"Hatred is inveterate anger"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?
Cicero
"Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error
Cicero
"Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: A letter does not blush
Cicero
"A letter does not blush"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes
Cicero
"What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: What is permissible is not always honorable
Cicero
"What is permissible is not always honorable"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us
Cicero
"What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of us are servants of
Cicero
"The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of us are servants of the law, that we all may be free"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living
Cicero
"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk
Cicero
"The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory
Cicero
"The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: No one can give you better advice than yourself
Cicero
"No one can give you better advice than yourself"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: No obligation to do the impossible is binding
Cicero
"No obligation to do the impossible is binding"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: Never injure a friend, even in jest
Cicero
"Never injure a friend, even in jest"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: Justice consists in doing no injury to men decency in giving them no offense
Cicero
"Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me p
Cicero
"If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: I dont trust liberals, I trust conservatives
Seneca the Younger
"I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: The way is long if one follows precepts, but short... if one follows patterns
Seneca the Younger
"The way is long if one follows precepts, but short... if one follows patterns"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down t
Seneca the Younger
"The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty
Seneca the Younger
"That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood
Seneca the Younger
"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity
Seneca the Younger
"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people
Seneca the Younger
"When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them
Seneca the Younger
"Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders
Seneca the Younger
"Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: All art is but imitation of nature
Seneca the Younger
"All art is but imitation of nature"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: A sword never kills anybody it is a tool in the killers hand
Seneca the Younger
"A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the
Marcus Aurelius
"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane"
Marcus Aurelius, Soldier
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Small: Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind for the soul is dyed by the t
Marcus Aurelius
"Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts"
Marcus Aurelius, Soldier
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Small: To the wise, life is a problem to the fool, a solution
Marcus Aurelius
"To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution"
Marcus Aurelius, Soldier
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Small: Anger cannot be dishonest
Marcus Aurelius
"Anger cannot be dishonest"
Marcus Aurelius, Soldier
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